Which boxer from Haryana won India's first Olympic medal in boxing?
- A.Akhil Kumar
- B.Vijender Singh
- C.Amit Panghal
- D.Jitender Kumar
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Vijender Singh. He won a bronze medal in the 75 kg middleweight class at the Beijing Olympics of 2008, the first Olympic medal won by an Indian boxer, and he came from the Bhiwani Boxing Club in Bhiwani district.
Option A, Akhil Kumar, and option D, Jitender Kumar, were boxers of the same Bhiwani school who also competed at Beijing in 2008, which is exactly why they are placed here; they reached the Games but not the podium. Option C, Amit Panghal, belongs to the next generation, is from Rohtak district, and has won a gold at the Asian Games and a silver at the world championship in the light flyweight class, but not an Olympic medal. Remember the sequence of Indian boxing medals at the Olympics: Vijender Singh in 2008, then Mary Kom in 2012 and Lovlina Borgohain in 2020, neither of whom is from Haryana.
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Practice Questions
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- A.Panipat
- B.Sonipat
- C.Rohtak
- D.Bhiwani
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- A.Bhiwani
- B.Hisar
- C.Karnal
- D.Rewari
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Read the full explanation →At which Olympic Games did Sakshi Malik of Haryana win her wrestling bronze medal?
- A.Beijing 2008
- B.London 2012
- C.Rio de Janeiro 2016
- D.Tokyo 2020
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Read the full explanation →Which wrestler from Haryana won the silver medal in the 57 kg freestyle event at the Tokyo Olympics?
- A.Bajrang Punia
- B.Ravi Kumar Dahiya
- C.Yogeshwar Dutt
- D.Aman Sehrawat
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Read the full explanation →Shahabad Markanda in Kurukshetra district of Haryana is known as a nursery of which sport?
- A.Wrestling
- B.Hockey
- C.Boxing
- D.Shooting
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